Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Otsego County is $1,236.00 per year, based on a median home value of $122,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.01% of property value.

Otsego County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the eighty-three counties in Michigan, Otsego County is ranked 58th by median property taxes, and 70th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Otsego County has lower property taxes than many other Michigan counties. The median home value is $122,300.00, compared to the median property value in Michigan of $132,200.00

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58th out of 83 By median yearly property tax

70th out of 83 By percentage of median home value

73rd out of 83 By percentage of median income

You can see how Otsego County (highlighted in green) compares to the eighty-three other counties in Michigan with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Michigan, see our Michigan county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Michigan counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Otsego County are the responsibility of the Otsego County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Gaylord, Michigan.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Otsego County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Otsego County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Otsego County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Otsego County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Otsego County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).